The newly unemployed will have to wait at least seven days before signing on
for benefits and must bring their CV with them to the job centre under a
series of measures announced by George Osborne to nudge people back into
work.

In his Spending Review for the financial year 2015-16, the Chancellor
announced Whitehall cuts totalling £11.5 billion in a new round of
austerity. Among those hit will be public sector workers and expat
pensioners — who face the loss of their winter fuel allowances under a new
“temperature test”.